Patrick Maggitti

Patrick Maggitti

Dr. Maggitti is associate professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship and the former Carmen and Sharon Danella Director of the Center for Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship (ICE Center) at VSB.

Dr. Maggitti is a widely recognized scholar in the areas of entrepreneurship and strategic management. He has authored numerous publications in top management journals including The Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies,Research Policy, and Academy of Management Executive.

His paper, “Information and availability cascades among the media and investors in the U.S. IPO market” was recognized among the best papers for thought leadership in the field of entrepreneurship in 2008.

In 2011, he received the "Villanova University Outstanding Teaching Award" for faculty with fewer than seven years of service and in 2004 was the recipient of the "Allen J. Krowe Award for Excellence in Teaching" from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

Prior to academia, Dr. Maggitti spent nearly 15 years in the steel and mining industries, where he founded two successful companies and held a variety of roles, including chief executive officer, director of national sales, and board member. He has also consulted with a variety of international organizations—including several Fortune 500 companies—on many facets of strategy and entrepreneurial thinking.

Dr. Maggitti received a BS in Chemistry from Saint Joseph’s University, an MBA with high honors from the Johns Hopkins University, and a PhD in Strategic Management from the University of Maryland, College Park. He lives in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Sara, and their two sons.